Mother, son die after being swept away by rivulet

KATHMANDU: A woman and her son died after being swept away by Gwar khola (rivulet) on Monday afternoon.

Amrita Gharti, 35, of Simleni at Tulasipur Sub-metropolitan City and her two-year-old son, Rudra, were swept away when they were trying to cross the rivulet, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Dang, Mukunda Prasad Rijal.